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On the evening of Holy Tuesday procession celebrates Sewer Penance, the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus "Medinaceli" and Our Lady of Hope "Macarena", departing from the Church of St. Peter the Apostle, opposite the Town Hall, the 21:00 and walking the streets Mayor Ruiz Carrillo, Beata Piedad de la Cruz, square Jara Carrillo streets Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Nona, Steps, Cross, Major and back to the Church of San Pedro.
This procession takes as almost all brotherhoods of our town home and shoulders thrones different brothers.
Since 1996 Our Lord Jesus "Medinaceli" is ported with 65 shelves and in recent years with portapasos both women and men and the "Macarena" is taken from 1997 with 65 other shelves.
There are two steps that the cortege procession, the aforementioned Jesus of Medinaceli and the "Macarena", both of Murcia sculptor José Noguera Valverde and in 1951 performed the first in 1952 and the second image.
The Brotherhood of Penance was founded in January 1951, being recognized by the diocese of Cartagena on 15 March that año1951, and at present with 220 brothers penitents.
The Nazarenes of Christ of Medinaceli look purple velvet tunic, while those of the Esperanza Macarena sport a green velvet robe, with the hood and cingulate white satin.
The brothers of Christ bearing row wooden crosses, while the Macarena carry brass lanterns.
This procession before leaving the Convent of San Francisco, changed a few years ago and the place of departure and now takes from the church of St. Peter the Apostle, taking-Headquarters Chapel of Christ of Medina and the Brotherhood itself on the street Pintor Mariano Ballester, where every morning the weekly Wednesday market opens and is visited by hundreds of people, all a tradition, while Our Lady of Hope "Macarena" is venerated in the church San Roque.
This toshers brotherhood is twinned since 1952 with the Christ of Medinaceli of Madrid, the first made in Spain.
Same, arrows are sung in two points of travel both on Main Street, and on the street Nona and end of the procession at the meeting of the two thrones in St. Peter's Square before entering the church.
Holy Tuesday in Sewell was always characterized by many women dressed in typical "Manolas" accompanying Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza "Macarena", with special participation of women Housewives' Association and the Federation of Peñas festive and Cultural Sewer, with the participation of the current Queen of the May Festival, as well as the newly elected, accompanying her bridesmaids.
Christ is accompanied by a large number of penitents and promises, in silence, barefoot in the largest number of cases and close the candlelight procession.
Also as being made in recent years in this Holy Tuesday procession parade group spenders Brotherhood of Knights Rare Legionaries of Murcia, as they do in other locations in our region during the Easter period .
The Brotherhood of Penance of Our.
Father Jesus (Medinaceli) and Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Macarena), performed the traditional besapie to Medinaceli in the Parish of St. Peter the Apostle, on Friday 7 March.
Photos of Manuel Almira
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla
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